Questions tagged [bugs]
A bug is a problem or unexpected behavior that needs fixing.
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Android wifi says "Connected, no internet" but internet works just fine
This is a strange thing that started happening with the wifi network at my work. Android devices connected to the network say "Connected, no internet" however the internet works perfectly well. This ...
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Calander events shifting days
In September I added 26 calendar events, one every other Saturday, to set personal goals. Each calendar entry is a separate event, I am not using the Recurring Event feature. I've noticed that some ...
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Lock screen notifications rearrange themselves for seemingly no reason
Ok, I'm going to try and describe this and I hope it makes sense.
When I turn on my screen (while my phone is locked), I see all my notifications. For example, I will have some gmail notifications, ...
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Why is the Google Calendar website showing my calendar as a guest on events added from the phone?
I have noticed a strange behavior in the Google calendar app. When ever I add an event from my phone on a calendar that is not the default one, and later view it on the computers browser, I see a "...
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Gmail has gone completely crazy
Gmail went completely crazy, I don't know what to do.
When I open it I get the inbox, but the app is almost unresponsive: whatever I do, be it opening the menu, scrolling or opening a message, it ...
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Report bug for any app on Google Play
Is there a bug report feature which can be used to report bugs with any app hosted on Google Play?
I'm thinking that most developers will welcome feedback on their apps, so would expect this ...
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Bugs on Nexus One running Android Gingerbread
I love Android and have been a proud Nexus One owner for over a year now. I was also really excited when Gingerbread dropped and flashed my phone before the OTA update (who can wait for these things ...
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Where should I submit bug reports for the pattern lock?
I believe i found a bug with the pattern lock.
Where should I submit bug reports for the pattern lock?
Note: this might just be a Sense thing:
Create a pattern lock.
Lock phone.
Wake phone draw ...
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Adding a new account to Gmail/Youtube shows a Password Error
I recently goy myself a Moto G3, that is running Android 5.1.1.
I have 3 e-mail addresses, all of those I wish to keep in my Gmail app (I did that in an older phone I had), so I go to "Add Account" ...
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Android 5.0 display keeps turning on with black and white notifications
I have an Oneplus One which just got its Android 5.0 version released.
It is known that there are still plenty of bugs issues, but a very annoying one is that if I have notifications and turn off the ...
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Why does my phone slow down after using internet and installing apps?
I have Samsung Galaxy Y. I think that when I use wireless and installing apps, not immediately but after a while the phone slows down considerably.
When it happens I must restart and when it turn on, ...
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Where is the official location to conduct feature requests?
I often have moments where I have improvement ideas for the Android OS, but don't know where to direct those suggestions. What forum, group, mail list, site, app, etc. is used for official feature ...
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Debugging bootloop: Get an information log without ADB? Can an emulator help? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Android boot-up messages for debugging?
Related to this post I created: Does the Android emulator generate some sort of log file I can access if it crashes?
I have been ...
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USSD attack official notification
I have an HTC that is vulnerable to USSD attack. I am trying to tell the HTC helpdesk about this issue, but they tell me that unless there is an official news from android team about this, they will ...
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Stuck in Air Plane Mode: How to Force Disabling Air Plane Mode?
My Huawei Honour is stuck in air plane mode. I cannot disable it as the controls are greyed out.
I tried rebooting and resetting the system cache. What else can I do?
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Is my device vulnerable to the SwiftKey update bug? (June 2015)
Quoth The Independent:
There are usually protections in place that stop hackers from performing what is called a “man in the middle attack”, by encrypting communication with the server, as well as ...
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Incorrect Read Receipt generated by default mail app on Android 4
The default mail app on Android 4 seems to generate incorrect Read Receipts.
Here is the case:
User ORIGINATOR sends email (using any mail client software), with request for Read Receipt (SMTP ...
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Choppy playback of HD video on Jellybean
I run Jellybean on my Galaxy Nexus, and ever since I switched from ICS I've started getting choppy playback of HD video. I used to be able to watch 720p video without any problem in MX Player. If I ...
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Persistent download notification on Galaxy S3 running Android 4.3
My Galaxy S3 from Sprint keeps showing me that a file (a picture) has been downloaded. I deleted the downloaded file after a day or two, yet the notification still pops up and when I tap on it, it ...
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Two of my contacts are internally being mixed up
Recently I've stumbled upon a very weird and cumbersome bug. Android mistakes one of my contacts for another. As far as I know it happens to exactly one pair of contacts on my phone (let's call them A ...
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I no longer receive sms from services (bank, google otp, confirmation throught sms, ...)
I found myself in a really strange problem, I have not received text messages from services for several months, while I continue to receive any other type of text message (e.g. if a friend of mine ...
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Disabling "Notification Bubbles" in Dev Options is Irreversible
I have a Samsung Galaxy S20FE, running Android 10 and One UI 2.5. After enabling "Notification Bubbles" in the developer settings I decided that it wasn't to my taste and toggled it back off....
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What am I supposed to do with Bug reports captured?
From time to time I get a notification on my phone which says:
Bug report #1 captured
Tap to share your bug report
When I tap, it warns me about the possibility of sensitive information being in the ...
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Strange behavior on Nexus 4, Android 5.0.1 (issue with Google Play Services?) Apps don't autostart, Google apps don't work, phone freezes [closed]
Update: Resetting only the Google Play Services app as has been suggested didn't work for me unfortunately, because (in addition to what I've written below) the "force stop" and "uninstall updates" ...
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How does "virus been detected" on android pop up on chrome when visiting some sites?
What is the cause of this chrome bug on android? The last site I went to was www.destructoid.com and all of a sudden it gets redirected to the following url. This happened previously awhile back, but ...
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Motorola Milestone is constantly firing touch events
Starting this morning, when I turn on my Motorola Milestones screen, it starts to constantly press random positions on the screen (starting applications, etc.) which makes it nearly impossible to use ...
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GPS Rollover on Android Smartphones
Regarding the GPS weeks rollover which took place on April 06th 2019. all the websites are talking about the phenomenon but they are not explaining what are the side effects on end users devices if ...
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On Android, what is a "blue screen", and what should you do about it?
Some Android users complain about seeing a "blue screen", also known as a "blue screen of death" or "BSOD". They add that their device has become unresponsive.
(Here is one example, including a ...
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"Sorry, something went wrong" when trying to "Set up nearby device"
I have a new Google Nexus 5X model LH-H790, that's meant to replace an also new Nexus 5X LG-H791.
When I try to transfer the account from phone to phone ("Set up nearby device") I see the ...
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htc wildfire s after update to 2.3.5 - cannot install any app
After updating my wildfire s phone to android version 2.3.5 I cannot install any application or update existing ones. Downloading icon appears for 1 sec and instantly disappears - for some reason apps ...
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Media Player starts playing when I unplug headphones
The stock media player on my phone has an annoying behaviour. Whenever I unplug the headphones, if the media player is paused or not running, it immediately starts running and playing my playlist. ...
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Where to report a bug in a keyboard app?
I have Nexus4 with Android.
One of the input languages is Russian. I use Russian word suggestions or swype method for messaging.
There is a particular form of Russian verbs (frequently used) that ...
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Keyboard Settings on Emulator revert on restart
My Android 2.3.3 emulator has four different keyboards:
Japenese keyboard
Chinese keyboard
Android keyboard
Sample Soft keyboard
I uncheck all of them so that I can use the hardware keyboard. After a ...
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Reason of existence of An App named "-5"
I was trying to look at the battery usage of different apps and saw this weird app named "-5" on inspection it takes me to google photos which is weird since why will google photos use its ...
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Icon is stuck behind google search, and appears on all screens (screenshot included)
I was re-arranging my icons when I accidentally dropped an icon "behind" the google search bar up top.
The icon appears on every screen when I swipe left or right, but disappears when I view all apps....
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I am unable to paste. Is there a solution to this bug that doesn't involve rooting or factory-resetting the phone?
I recently updated my S3 to Jelly Bean (v4.1.1) and now cannot paste.
Example steps to reproduce my bug:
Compose message
Compose SMS
Type "hello" in body
Long press "hello"
Click copy icon
Click ...
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Lock screen shown when notification selected
I am starting to get some strange behaviour with my Nexus 4 running the latest JB os. I get a notification such as an email or sms, so I unlock the screen before dragging the notification bar down and ...
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Wi-Fi antenna seems to work when the device is off
When I was looking at battery statistics I've found something strange: the bar showing wether a component is running or not indicates that wifi were active when I took off my phone. Is this a bug?
I ...
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Getting apps to work on Android-x86 with Virtualbox
Almost every app, from chrome to gallery simply crash right after launch, and others like maps have bugs that render it unusable (it all goes black and only the search bar and location button are ...
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How to identify and remove a looping sound?
I have a Nexus 4 running Android 4.4.2 (not rooted, but with developer options enabled), and it keeps developing a stuck looping sound (I guess part of a notification sound, looping approximately ...
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How to stop android using roaming data when it's disabled?
There is a well documented phenomena of Android users getting charged for data roaming abroad when data roaming is explicitly disabled on their phone. `So-called ghost-roaming (Geister-Roaming).
In ...
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Nexus 5 Lollipop losing cell signal when wifi connected
I believe I first noticed this when I got version 5.1, and am still getting the issue with 5.1.1. If I keep the phone with wifi off, the phone works fine. If I connect to a wifi access point, at first ...
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Inspection checklist for new android mobile devices
Many factory faults and bugs in an android device are discovered by the user long time after he/she receive it. Early discovering of faults/bugs in a device is needed when there is a short return ...
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contacts not displaying
Out of the blue, I looked at my messages and noticed that the contacta were not displaying. Only phone numbers.
I then tried to access my contacts and my phone icons but it would freeze up for a few ...
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Screen on Galaxy Nexus goes off, hard reset required to resolve this. What can I do?
I am using a Galaxy Nexus and since the update to Android 4.2 the screen sometimes suddenly goes off and then especially stays off. The only thing that helps to get the screen back on is taking out ...
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Copy Paste Removes Spaces
Every time I copy and paste text on my android phone white spaces are removed, i.e.:
Copy:
this is a test
Paste:
thisisatest
The behaviour is the same no matter which app I copy/paste text from/...
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Why does MTP show wrong directory location? [duplicate]
MTP (Miserable Transfer Protocol) failed once again.
After moving a directory to a different path, it is still on the same path as before according to MTP.
I already tried re-plugging the USB port ...
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Android 4.3 autoscreen turn on
This issue I noticed,once i updated my android to 4.3.
The issue is after every 1 min the lock screen automatically turns on.
There was no problem before.
Please help,i dont want to degrade to 4.1 ...
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Default Music Player randomly playing while headphones are plugged in
This is INCREDIBLY annoying. While listening to music, the headphone will somehow trigger an unplug event (the connection is loose and very bad apparently). The default player will start to play, and ...
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Android 4.4 (Kitkat) and volume problem on a Nexus 7
I've got a Nexus 7 tablet and it has just got updated to Android 4.4 - Kitkat automatically (I just approved the installation). Having done that, the sound volume of my tablet is acting weird. Once I ...
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